S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2309, 23 January 1892, Page 2

S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The monthly meeting of the Education f Board was held on Thursday. Present— Messrs S. W. Goldsmith (chairman), W. B. Howell, J. Jackson, J. TalbotJ W. Storey, G. H. Rhodes, R. H. Pearpoint, M. Gray, and Rev. T. J. Smyth. In the opening statement, the chairman said Mr V. Graham had sent in his resignation, and Miss R. Mcßeth, in accepting Te Moana, had resigned the . assistantship at Pleasant Valley. There would be a question for the board to decide on the subject of a pupil teacher at Upper Waitohi, in consequence of Miss Campbell having failed to qualify. A memo, from the Department, in reply to a request for an additional grant for building purposes, stated that the whole vote for school buildings (£32,000) had been distributed, and there was no other source for further grants. The Department had received request for a total of £IOO,OOO. Mr D. West reported on the progress of repairs; and erections at Temuka and Te Moana.

Mr B. R. Tooth’s tender of £315 10s was accepted for the additions to the Waimataitai school, in brick. The Building Committee submitted recommendations for the allocation of the year’s building grant. The items of the work recommended to be undertaken were as follow:—Additions to Wai mataitai, contributions towards; new buildings at Pareora South and Black-, burn, painting and tinting at and Temuka, rent of hall at Sandhurst, furniture for Cannington, new roof at Milford, painting and repairs at Orari South, Upper Otaio, Rangitata South, Rangitata Station, and Washdyke, repairs at Fairview and Sutherlands, grading infant room at Geraldine, shelter shed at Glenavy, ditto and fencing at Waitaki, building chimney at Seadown, new range at Waihao, fencing at Pleasant Point. The total allocations, with architect’s commission, come to £IOO9 16s out of the £1260 granted. A list of 18 residences required, one school to be erected, and one removed, was added, though there is not a penny available for their erection. The recommendations were adopted. The Scholarships Committee, Messrs ' Smyth, Rhodes, and Gray, submitted their report. There were 6 candidates for the senior examination and 26 for the junior. All the seniors passed. Candidates for senior scholarships (total marks 950)—Elizabeth McGimpsey, 713; Annie Ritchie, 679 ; G, P. Wake, 653 ; C. A. Wilson, 564 ; Elizabeth Cormack, 542; T, G. Aimers, 486. McGimpsey and Wilson were trained at the Waimate District High School, and the rest at the Timaru High School. The following are the names of the twelve candidates for the junior scholarships who obtained more than half the total marks (800) : L. S. Talbot (Rangitira), 614; A. F. B. Kaye (Timaru Main), 563; T. McKibbin (Temuka), 539; Emma Cooper (Temuka), -520 ; G. Wilson (Waimate),sl4; A. Hope (Temuka), 510; D. Leach (Temuka), 481; D. A. Shaw (Timaru), 470; J. H. Thomas (Timaru), 436; E. Boulter (Temuka), 417 ; A. Mann.(Temuka), 411 ; W. F. Simmons (MakikiHi), 409. The - examiners recommended “Hwfcd to grant scholarships; as follows : Leonard S. Talbot, £34; A. F. B. Kaye, £4; T. McKibbin, £3±; . Emuxtir Cooper, j £4. Eliz. M. McGimpsey, of the J Waimate. District High School, had - elected to take a scholarship granted by 1 the Waimate High School Board of J Governors. The next in order are Annie * Ritchie and G. P. Wake, both of the Timaru High School, whom the examiners recommended the board to grant scholarships of the value of £34 and £l4 respectively. Appended was a complete list of names, subjects, marks, etc., and the reports of the examiners. It was resolved that the report of the committee be adopted, and a vote of thanks be accorded to the committee for their labors.

Mr Talbot made some remarks testifying to the good work done by the ex-pupil teachers, and moved—“ That the Timaru High School Board of Governors be asked to accord free education to a limited number of competitors, not being actual winners of this board’s scholarships, provided that they have secured not than 50 per cent, of the attainable marks ; sqch cqncession' tq for a period of two years, and to bq sqbjeqt to any regulation the High School Board may deem fit to impose.” Mr 'Smyth seconded this motion, and endorsed all the mover had said.

The inspector submitted reports on the examinations of the following schools. The following are the percentage results (percentage of passes A, qf failures B, on class subjects C, additional marks D)

/ Mr Bryars, head master at Temukajj| (was given eight months' leave of absence!X and Mr Farnie, second master, was .pointed locum teuems till Mr Bryara' 'return from Europe. ,„,,.— — Miss Jones was appointed pupil teache l " at Upper Waitolii, A blunder in the delivery of letters having thrown three applications for a pupil teachership at Orari out of time, the committee were recommended to receive 1 them and make a fresh selection. Tenders to be called for building chimney at Seadown. j The Woodbury Gommj.tf.e§ wrote that the nuisance o* 1 -- ' .—-i - 1 '■ - " ,- «u-owing had been «o»cea; it had not been so bad as reported. They asked to have the school repainted.—Deferred. Mr Smyth said s the board should consider the of having schools painted on some othe. system than by tender. The Kakahu Bush school—nearly new—had not a scrap of paint left on it. Mr Jackson suggested that the board should provide their own material.

Mr A. Le Sieur, Pleasant Point, wrote inquiring whether a member of a coni-

mittee should tender for work from the committee.— Referred to the commi)r HO. Barclay wrote thanking the board for appointing him a governor of the Waimate District High bchool. Mr J. C. Adams, head master of the Waimate school, thanks the board, for himself and staff, for the resolution of satisfaction with their work. The meeting then terminated.

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